#include <stdio.h>
#include <math.h>

#include "pico/stdlib.h"
#include "hardware/adc.h"
#include "hardware/dma.h"

const int potPin = 26;
const uint forwardPin = 1;
const uint reversePin = 2;
#define OFF 0
#define ON 1
const uint MAX_SLIDER_VALUE = 4096;
const uint DEAD_ZONE_WIDTH = 100;

// variable for storing the potentiometer value
int potValue = 0;

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(115200);
  analogReadResolution(12);
  gpio_init(forwardPin);
  gpio_init(reversePin);
  gpio_set_dir(forwardPin, GPIO_OUT);
  gpio_set_dir(reversePin, GPIO_OUT);
}

void loop() {
  sleep_ms(100);
  // Reading potentiometer value
  potValue = analogRead(potPin);
  Serial.println(potValue);
  if (isInDeadZone(potValue)) {

    gpio_put(forwardPin, OFF);
    gpio_put(reversePin, OFF);

  } else {
    if (potValue > (MAX_SLIDER_VALUE / 2)) {
    gpio_put(forwardPin, ON);
    gpio_put(reversePin, OFF);
  } else {
    gpio_put(forwardPin, OFF);
    gpio_put(reversePin, ON);
  }
  }
}

bool isInDeadZone(uint potV) {
  if (potV > ((MAX_SLIDER_VALUE / 2) - (DEAD_ZONE_WIDTH)) && ) 
}